Cash Dividend On The Way From NVIDIA (NVDA)

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/21/13, NVIDIA Corp (NASD: NVDA) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.075, payable on 6/14/13. As a percentage of NVDA's recent stock price of $14.62, this dividend works out to approximately 0.51%, so look for shares of NVIDIA Corp to trade 0.51% lower — all else being equal — when NVDA shares open for trading on 5/21/13.

Below is a dividend history chart for NVDA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.075 declared by NVIDIA Corp:

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from NVDA is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.05% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

The chart below shows the one year performance of NVDA shares, versus its 200 day moving average:

Looking at the chart above, NVDA's low point in its 52 week range is $11.15 per share, with $15.22 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $14.64.